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Average Salary - Papua New Guinea PAPUA NEW GUINEA / SALARY

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116,272 PGK

$32,992 USD

42,291 PGK

$12,000 USD
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Average Salary / Papua New Guinea

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Average salary in Papua New Guinea is 116,272 PGK per year. The most typical earning is 42,291 PGK. All data are based on 346 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 126,873 PGK. Women receive a salary of 88,811 PGK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians III with average income 228,019 PGK and Marketing, Sales, Purchase with income 211,807 PGK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with High School with salary of 199,120 PGK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 171,631 PGK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 227,314 PGK. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 179,384 PGK.

Levels / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Salary Levels (PGK) per Year Surveys [%]
10,600 PGK - 17,599 PGK
0 n/a
17,600 PGK - 35,199 PGK
53 100%
15.32%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
35,200 PGK - 52,899 PGK
60 84.68%
17.34%
52,900 PGK - 70,499 PGK
51 67.34%
14.74%
70,500 PGK - 88,099 PGK
34 52.6%
9.83%
88,100 PGK - 105,699 PGK
29 42.77%
8.38%
105,700 PGK - 123,299 PGK
19 34.39%
5.49%
123,300 PGK - 140,999 PGK
18 28.9%
5.2%
141,000 PGK - 158,599 PGK
17 23.7%
4.91%
158,600 PGK - 176,199 PGK
6 18.79%
1.73%
176,200 PGK - 193,799 PGK
11 17.05%
3.18%
193,800 PGK - 211,499 PGK
3 13.87%
0.87%
211,500 PGK - 229,099 PGK
4 13.01%
1.16%
229,100 PGK - 246,699 PGK
3 11.85%
0.87%
246,700 PGK - 264,299 PGK
8 10.98%
2.31%
264,300 PGK - 281,899 PGK
3 8.67%
0.87%
281,900 PGK - 299,599 PGK
1 7.8%
0.29%
299,600 PGK - 317,199 PGK
4 7.51%
1.16%
317,200 PGK - 334,799 PGK
1 6.36%
0.29%
334,800 PGK - 352,399 PGK
4 6.07%
1.16%
352,400 PGK - 369,999 PGK
2 4.91%
0.58%
370,000 PGK - 387,699 PGK
0 n/a
387,700 PGK - 405,299 PGK
3 4.34%
0.87%
405,300 PGK - 422,899 PGK
2 3.47%
0.58%
422,900 PGK - 440,499 PGK
0 n/a
440,500 PGK - 458,099 PGK
1 2.89%
0.29%
458,200 PGK - 475,799 PGK
0 n/a
475,800 PGK - 493,399 PGK
1 2.6%
0.29%
493,400 PGK - 510,999 PGK
0 n/a
511,000 PGK - 528,599 PGK
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
528,600 PGK - 563,899 PGK
2 2.31%
0.58%
563,900 PGK - 599,099 PGK
0 n/a
599,100 PGK - 634,399 PGK
0 n/a
634,400 PGK - 669,599 PGK
2 1.73%
0.58%
669,600 PGK - 704,799 PGK
2 1.16%
0.58%
704,900 PGK - 740,099 PGK
0 n/a
740,100 PGK - 775,299 PGK
0 n/a
775,300 PGK - 810,599 PGK
0 n/a
810,600 PGK - 845,799 PGK
2 0.58%
0.58%
845,800 PGK - 881,099 PGK
0 n/a
881,100 PGK - 1,233,499 PGK
0 n/a
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Gender / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 211 126,873 PGK
2 Women 112 88,811 PGK

Education / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 High School 12 199,120 PGK
2 Masters Degree 44 171,631 PGK
3 Doctorate Degree 4 133,921 PGK
4 Bachelors Degree 208 114,185 PGK
5 Some College 78 77,181 PGK

Experience / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 23 227,314 PGK
2 20+ Years 41 179,384 PGK
3 12-16 Years 39 170,573 PGK
4 8-12 Years 72 112,776 PGK
5 4-8 Years 84 82,820 PGK
6 2-4 Years 46 77,886 PGK
7 0-1 Year 18 62,026 PGK
8 1-2 Years 23 52,863 PGK

Age / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 56-60 6 441,236 PGK
2 51-55 5 272,777 PGK
3 41-45 36 186,785 PGK
4 46-50 14 156,829 PGK
5 n/a 23 154,009 PGK
6 36-40 60 108,194 PGK
7 31-35 88 101,498 PGK
8 26-30 82 84,229 PGK
9 76-99 1 54,273 PGK
10 21-25 29 44,758 PGK
11 14-20 2 40,176 PGK

Work Type / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 3 171,278 PGK
2 Contract 77 123,701 PGK
3 Permanent 261 114,538 PGK
4 Part Time 5 53,568 PGK

Cities / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Port Moresby 282 118,062 PGK
2 --Other-- 64 109,251 PGK

Career Groups / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Engineers & Technicians III 3 228,019 PGK
2 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 10 211,807 PGK
3 Engineers & Technicians V 3 210,750 PGK
4 Management & Business 50 189,604 PGK
5 Engineers & Technicians IV 4 177,974 PGK
6 Finance & Banking 12 154,362 PGK
7 Law 11 134,274 PGK
8 Aviation & Shipping 8 127,930 PGK
9 Properties & Real Estates 2 126,873 PGK
10 Hotels & Tourism 4 120,177 PGK
11 Media 5 114,185 PGK
12 Health Care & Medical II 8 113,833 PGK
13 Human Resources 34 111,718 PGK
14 Logistics, Road, Railway 5 106,784 PGK
15 IT & Programming 28 101,146 PGK
16 Accounting & Administration 56 97,621 PGK
17 Geography & Geodesy 1 97,269 PGK
18 Construction & Labor Workers 6 95,154 PGK
19 Making Design 2 89,163 PGK
20 Health Care & Medical 8 88,811 PGK
21 Architect Constructions 5 85,991 PGK
22 Engineers & Technicians II 2 82,115 PGK
23 Engineers & Technicians 30 74,009 PGK
24 Public Sector 5 70,132 PGK
25 IT & Programming II 12 69,780 PGK
26 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 3 68,018 PGK
27 Insurance 1 68,018 PGK
28 Education & University 17 66,960 PGK
29 Military 1 65,198 PGK
30 Security & Fireguard 2 47,225 PGK
31 Salesmen & Saleswomen 2 45,815 PGK
32 Organization & Coordination 2 38,766 PGK
33 Agriculture & Fishing 3 35,242 PGK
34 Customer Services 1 21,145 PGK

Careers / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 4 301,323 PGK
2 General Manager 3 284,055 PGK
3 Chartered Accountant 3 260,442 PGK
4 Sales Manager 4 251,631 PGK
5 Manager 12 234,010 PGK
6 Other Engineer Career 3 210,750 PGK
7 Finance Manager 2 210,045 PGK
8 Project Manager 2 209,693 PGK
9 Branch Manager 4 207,226 PGK
10 Civil Engineer 4 177,974 PGK
11 Bank Manager 2 175,860 PGK
12 IT Manager 10 166,697 PGK
13 Other Finance Career 4 151,543 PGK
14 Hotel Manager 3 150,838 PGK
15 CEO 2 149,780 PGK
16 Human Resources Manager 15 148,723 PGK
17 Other Management Career 9 134,274 PGK
18 Purchaser 2 133,921 PGK
19 Private Practice Lawyer 3 133,216 PGK
20 Doctor 3 131,454 PGK
21 Audit Manager 8 128,282 PGK
22 CPA - Certified Public Accountant 9 122,644 PGK
23 Account Manager 4 120,177 PGK
24 Other IT Career 3 114,890 PGK
25 Other Aviation & Shipping Career 4 113,128 PGK
26 Construction Engineer 3 96,917 PGK
27 Human Resource 5 94,097 PGK
28 Other Public Sector Career 3 92,687 PGK
29 Business Development Manager 3 92,335 PGK
30 Technician 5 81,410 PGK
31 Construction Manager 2 81,410 PGK
32 Electrical Engineer 3 81,057 PGK
33 Logistics Coordinator 3 78,943 PGK
34 Lecturer 7 76,828 PGK
35 Pharmacist 3 76,123 PGK
36 IT Coordinator 3 74,361 PGK
37 Lawyer 5 74,009 PGK
38 Oil & Gas Technician 2 73,656 PGK
39 Operations Manager 3 72,952 PGK
40 Accountant 6 72,599 PGK
41 Engineer 14 70,485 PGK
42 Software Developer 5 65,551 PGK
43 Business Development Coordinator 3 64,493 PGK
44 Human Resource Administrator 3 63,084 PGK
45 Other Human Resource Career 7 62,026 PGK
46 Human Resource Coordinator 3 56,388 PGK
47 Web Developer 2 51,101 PGK
48 Network Specialist 2 51,101 PGK
49 Office Administrator 3 50,044 PGK
50 Preschool Teacher 2 47,929 PGK
51 Other Administration Career 4 45,815 PGK
52 Mechanical Engineer 2 45,462 PGK
53 Operations Coordinator 2 38,766 PGK
54 Data Coordinator 2 37,709 PGK
55 Agriculture Technician 2 34,185 PGK
56 Junior Accountant 2 33,128 PGK
57 Computer Engineer 2 23,260 PGK
58 Editor 2 21,850 PGK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Nurse Manager
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 77,900 PGK

Country Manager
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 302,600 PGK

Laboratory Technician
Posted 16 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 29,800 PGK

Compliance Manager
Posted 06 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 59,600 PGK

Accounts Receivable Officer
Posted 08 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 74,200 PGK

Accountant
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 26,800 PGK

Depot Manager
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 114,300 PGK

Building Engineer
Posted 03 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 95,400 PGK

Human Resource Coordinator
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 41,600 PGK

Web Admin
Posted 15 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 44,600 PGK

Civil Engineer
Posted 26 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 33,700 PGK

Aviation Regulator
Posted 24 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 148,800 PGK

Accounting
Posted 25 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years Intermediate 79,300 PGK

Company Accountant
Posted 17 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 104,100 PGK

Human Resources Manager
Posted 04 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 146,800 PGK

Demand And Supply Planning Manager
Posted 29 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 155,200 PGK

People Mobility Coordinator
Posted 21 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 47,700 PGK

Senior Auditor
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 180,100 PGK

Tax Trainee
Posted 08 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 36,100 PGK

Maintenance Supervisor
Posted 19 May 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 30,700 PGK

Full-stack Developer
Posted 24 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 59,900 PGK

Infrastructure Enineer
Posted 06 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 50,900 PGK

Financial Controller
Posted 04 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 87,800 PGK

Ict Manager
Posted 21 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 16-20 Years n/a 67,900 PGK

Accounts Manager
Posted 16 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 149,700 PGK

General Manager
Posted 08 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 20+ Years n/a 144,600 PGK

Front End Full Stack Developer
Posted 01 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 59,900 PGK

Front End Full Stack Developer
Posted 01 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 82,600 PGK

Head Of Sales & Marketing
Posted 03 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 20+ Years n/a 148,200 PGK

Backend Developer
Posted 30 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 67,200 PGK

Manager Settlements
Posted 29 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 166,400 PGK

Director
Posted 10 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 16-20 Years n/a 124,000 PGK

Engineering And Maintenance Manager
Posted 10 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 99,200 PGK

It Manager
Posted 12 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 61,400 PGK

Project Engineer (junior)
Posted 05 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 59,900 PGK

Intelligence Officer
Posted 26 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years n/a 65,100 PGK

Tos Manager
Posted 21 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 68,200 PGK

Sales Coordinator
Posted 21 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 56,800 PGK

Accounting Officer
Posted 20 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years n/a 46,500 PGK

Support Technician
Posted 18 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby High School 4-8 Years n/a 24,800 PGK

Air Traffic Services Assistant
Posted 05 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 54,400 PGK

Medical Laboratory Technologist/scientist
Posted 29 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 39,300 PGK

Finance Manager
Posted 20 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 196,000 PGK

Work Skills Facilitator
Posted 29 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years n/a 93,000 PGK

Site And Office Engineer
Posted 09 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 84,700 PGK

Clinical Health Extension Officer
Posted 27 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 83,400 PGK

Manager
Posted 16 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 93,000 PGK

Senior Account Executive
Posted 04 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 20+ Years n/a 26,300 PGK

Project Manager For Auditing
Posted 25 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years n/a 150,500 PGK

Gm Human Resources
Posted 24 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 186,000 PGK

ECONOMY / Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's economy depending on agriculture.The most of Papua New Guinea's workers make money with agriculture. Country exports more than 75 percent of mineral sources like gold, cooper and oil.

Papua New Guinea's economy has support from World Bank aid and from Australia.

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